FREE EVENTS
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First Fridays in the Exchange
Visit art galleries and attend opening receptions. Full-on creativity where Galleries, artists, shops and restaurants welcome your visit each month. Participants are open 5 pm to 9 pm unless otherwise stated.
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First Fridays at The Manitoba Museum, 190 Rupert Avenue, from 5 pm to 9 pm, for drop-in tours, pop-up concerts, hands-on activities, and more. General admission is free to all three of the Museum’s core attractions: the Museum Galleries, the Planetarium, and the Science Gallery. https://manitobamuseum.ca/event/first-fridays-the-manitoba-museum/all
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Winnipeg Police Museum (Winnipeg Police Headquarters, 245 Smith Street)
Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Many artifacts related to the history of the Winnipeg Police Force, from its beginning in 1874.
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Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, 145 Pacific Avenue
Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Honouring those who have made their mark on Manitoba’s sports history by way of their activities and achievements.
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Canadian Museum for Human Rights, 85 Israel Asper Way
Every Friday, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Explore the subject of human rights with a special but not exclusive reference to Canada.
https://www.wpgforfree.ca/event/first-fridays-the-manitoba-museum/2023-01-06/
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Ladies Free at Palomino Club, 436 Main St
Every Friday, 9 PM - 10 PM
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Live Music - Silver Spike Saloon, 202 Bond St
Every Friday and Saturday, 9:45 pm - 1:00 am Live Band On stage at 9:45 PM
No Cover Charge. At Winnipeg’s best live music destination.
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ALMOST FREE : The Manitoba Electrical Museum, 680 Harrow St
Every Friday, 1 - 4 PM
$5.00 per person, children 5 years and under free.
Learn the story of hydroelectric development in Manitoba from 1870. This experiential museum guides visitors through the safe and efficient use of electricity and demonstrates how electrical energy works.
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Book Launches
McNally Robinson Booksellers Grant Park.
1120 Grant Avenue. Winnipeg, Manitoba. R3M 2A6
204-475-0483 or Toll-Free 1-800-561-1833.
Live in the Atrium of McNally Robinson Booksellers, Grant Park
Also available as a simultaneous YouTube stream, featuring live chat.
Mask use is recommended.
To attend physical events: https://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/event-attendance?fbclid=IwAR26rcNUrebzYRM0ajxsAuNQDYnS4Vb6JbL2aBtRkcYPbiGYny5YpVTdVqU
March 23, 7:00 pm
Liz Harmer returns to Winnipeg to discuss her new book, Strange Loops, a propulsive novel about the power and paradoxes of desire. Harmer will discuss it with author Seyward Goodhand at an event co-presented by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival https://thinairwinnipeg.ca/
Liz Harmer’s first novel, The Amateurs, was a finalist for the Amazon First Novel Award.
Host Seyward Goodhand's stories have been shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust/McClelland & Stewart Journey Prize, and longlisted for the CBC Short Story Prize. Her first book, Even That Wildest Hope was a finalist for the Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction and the Eileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First Book, and longlisted for the 2020 Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.
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March 30, 7:00 pm
Alissa York returns to Winnipeg to launch her new book Far Cry. In a novel as compelling as the forbidden love at its heart, York evokes an era of unspoken desires in which pain and longing are braided together along treacherous lines. She'll discuss it with host Bruce Symaka at this event co-presented by the Winnipeg International Writers Festival https://thinairwinnipeg.ca/
Alissa York’s internationally acclaimed novels include Mercy, Effigy (shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize), Fauna and The Naturalist (winner of the Canadian Author’s Association Fiction Award). Stories from her short fiction collection, Any Given Power, have won the Journey Prize and the Bronwen Wallace Award; her essays and articles have appeared in The Guardian, The Globe and Mail, Brick magazine and elsewhere.
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May 4, 7 PM - 8 PM
Join Lauren Carter for the hybrid launch of her short story collection, Places Like These, featuring a reading, a conversation hosted by Erna Buffie, and a book signing.
Psychologically complex and astute, Places Like These plumbs the vast range of human reactions to those things which make us human: love, grief, friendship, betrayal, and the intertwined yet contrasting longing for connection and independence.
Lauren Carter is the author of four previous books of fiction and poetry, including This Has Nothing to Do with You, winner of the 2020 Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction. Her debut novel, Swarm, was longlisted for CBC’s Canada Reads. Carter’s stories and poems have been published widely in journals and longlisted multiple times for the CBC Literary Prizes.
She writes regularly about her creative process at http://www.laurencarter.ca/
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Artspace Boardroom, 100 Arthur Street, Winnipeg, MB
The Manitoba Writers’ Guild is thrilled to present the third spring launch of our Book Launch program for Guild members.
March 25, 2:00 to 3:30 PM
Moving the Flood, a memoir by Roxane Anderson.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase. $19.95 per copy, cash only please. Copies can also be found at Lower Fort Garry (Lockport), Gwen Fox Gallery (Selkirk), and HP Tergesen & Sons (Gimli). Follow Roxane Anderson: www.roxaneanderson.com
Moving the Flood illustrates the harsh reality of living along the ever-changing Red River. River Lot 95 had not flooded during the Great Flood of 1826 or the 1997 Flood of the Century. Why did River Lot 95 first flood in 2009? The book chronicles my research into regional flood issues.
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April 15, 2:00 to 3:30 PM
Join D. G. Valdron in launching Drunk Slutty Elf and Other Stories and Drunk Slutty Elf and Zombies. Copies will be available to purchase. $15 per copy, cash only please.
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April 22, 2:00 to 3:30 PM
Join Joanne Epp in launching her poetry collection: Cattail Skyline, a meditation on place, offering a close-up focus on particular landscapes - Omand’s Creek in Winnipeg; Star Lake in the boreal forest; a certain stretch of prairie road. Cattail Skyline was shortlisted for the Lansdowne Prize for Poetry at the 2022 Manitoba Book Awards, and for the 2022 Word Guild Awards.
Copies will be available to purchase. $17 per copy, cash, cheque, or e-transfer. They can also be purchased at McNally Robinson or other booksellers, or Turnstone Press.
Follow Joanne Epp: https://joanneepp.com/
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Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB R3C 1V1
204.786.6641 wag.ca
Robert Houle: Red is Beautiful closes March 26. It features over 90 large installations, paintings and drawings created between 1970 and 2020. Themes include Sacred Geometry, The Spiritual Legacy of the Ancient Ones, Beyond History Painting, The Aesthetics of Disappearance, Residential School Years, and Sovereignty.
Also on view: Headlines: The Art of the News Cycle, Various Metals and Stones, William Kurelek: The Presence of Melancholy, and the Permanent Collection.
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March 27 - April 1 - Spring break art camps for kids & adults! Come for a day or for the week. Themes change daily as campers explore the Gallery, play games, and make art! Registration is open.
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March 30 - April 1 - The 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity - The World’s Best Ads re-runs playing in the Muriel Richardson Auditorium. Tickets $15. This fun evening also features a cash bar with snacks. https://www.wag.ca/event/cannes-lions-3/
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The massive exhibition, Inuit Sanaugangit: Art Across Time will be opening in April! This show is a survey of Inuit artistic expression from approximately 200 BCE to the present day. It will feature a staggering selection of over 400 works produced by artists from Siberia, Alaska, Canada, and Greenland.
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Spring into WAG Studio Classes start April 15
We're so excited to offer a fresh semester of art classes for kids, teens, and adults in an inspiring setting. Our programs are taught by practicing artists who share their enthusiasm, insight, and skills in a fun, friendly setting. All art classes are offered on the Gallery’s Penthouse level.
STUDIO CLASSES https://www.wag.ca/learn/art-classes/
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Winnipeg Architecture Foundation, 266 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 0S8
April 1, 1 pm
Pre-registration is required. Please register at waf@shaw.ca
Jeffrey Thorstein will give a short introduction about the architect Étienne Gaboury and then we will tour the Royal Canadian Mint.
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April 26 to 30 Architecture+Design Film Festival adff.ca
We will offer films from several countries with screenings at the Dave Barber Cinematheque, Millennium Library and the Manitoba Association of Architects space (if ready).
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Max Blankstein Architect exhibit
Jewish Heritage Centre of Western Canada, 123 Doncaster Open daily
Blankstein, one of the first Jewish architects in Canada, designed over 200 buildings, including many Winnipeg theatres, apartments, and commercial buildings, in a variety of styles.
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until June 1 - Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada
Queen Elizabeth II & Winnipeg: A Modern Elizabethan Era - Curator Daniel Guenther
The city's unique collection of architecture and urban landscapes define the modern Elizabethan Era. The decade-by-decade retrospective features important landmarks and examines Queen Elizabeth's legacy in Winnipeg. This exhibition is offered in English and French. Museum's hours and ticket costs https://royalaviationmuseum.com/plan-your-visit/welcome/?mc_cid=c703c2ae22&mc_eid=f876453815
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until June 30 - Mon. to Fri., 8:30am to 4:30pm Unstacking the Deck exhibit
Dr. Paul H.T. Thorkalson Gallery, Icelandic Reading Room, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, U of M
Enlarged prints of a double deck of playing cards celebrating early women architects who studied and worked in Manitoba. Unstacking the Deck builds awareness of gender bias in design and calls for further action and inclusion: beyond binaries, beyond borders and toward Indigenous sovereignty. March 8, 11:30 am to 1:30 pm- a reception and sale of the decks of cards. https://umanitoba.ca/architecture/2022-2023-events-unstacking-deck
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The shop has been redesigned with more options for pickup and delivery. You can find an array of books, mugs, magnets and viewmasters. https://shop.winnipegarchitecture.ca
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Fundraising Events
Support sick and injured kids at the Book Market in April.
Drop off new or gently used books at any Manitoba Dufresne Furniture & Appliances or at any Winnipeg Fire Hall.
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Apr 29, 12:30 pm
St. Charles Country Club
100 Country Club Blvd, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tickets are $125 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfthGyFY_BSOUUboIohCUnLtutjgY5yy5GFC9qAaAu5ya3ynA/viewform
The Children’s Hospital Guild of Manitoba is hosting High Tea to raise funds for sick and injured kids in your community! The Guild invites you to join this exciting event!
Enjoy tiers of delicious finger sandwiches, quiches, scones, pastries, and macaroons accompanied by an assortment of teas and coffee. Vegetarian and gluten free options are available. Most allergies can be accommodated. Each table seats 8 guests
Questions? Contact Silvana Hanson at 204-793-9959 or shansonjets@shaw.ca
or Heather Williams at 204-795-1169 or hiddenlake@shaw.ca
The proceeds of this event will support sick and injured kids in your community.
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June 3 in person / virtually from May 27 - June 3
Challenge for Life Returns to Assiniboine Park
For the first time since 2019, the Challenge for Life is back with in-person options! Choose to join the experience at Assiniboine Park for the 20k walk or the new 5k walk. Or, complete your own challenge virtually.
Manitobans with cancer are getting more tomorrows with their loved ones thanks to every individual, just like you, who says “YES” to taking the Challenge
Participate as an individual, community team, or corporate team.
Register for Challenge for Life!
https://support.cancercarefdn.mb.ca/site/TR/Events/Challenge4Life2023?pg=informational&fr_id=1813&type=fr_informational&sid=1034
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See the Trafficking Signs
You could save a child. It could be your own.
Sex trafficking is a growing crisis in cities and towns across the country, and a new national awareness campaign, headed up by Joy Smith, aims to prevent youth from being lured into it.
Smith, a former Manitoba MLA and federal Conservative MP, says it is designed to educate people on common signs someone may be at risk of being groomed and lured into sex trafficking.
The Joy Smith Foundation's See the Trafficking Signs campaign is the first national all-Canadian anti-human trafficking awareness campaign.
Smith urged parents, teachers, community leaders to be aware of key warning signs that a youth might be involved in sex trafficking:
⁃ New clothing, jewelry or gifts without having money.
⁃ Frequent sleepovers at a friend's house.
⁃ Sudden interest in a man several years older.
⁃ Sudden change in style of dress or makeup.
⁃ New circle of friends and isolation from their old group.
⁃ Change in attitude toward school, regular activities, friends.
⁃ Falling grades.
⁃ Unexplained cuts or bruises.
⁃ Using two cell phones.
Every day, police officers across the country encounter survivors of human trafficking. The children being trafficked and targeted come from all backgrounds and from every part of society. The key to stopping the exploitation is through education and awareness and speaking up, said RCMP Sgt. Tara Clelland, who works with survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation.
The average age of entry into the sex trade is around 11 and 12, said Smith, who as an MP presented private members bills that led to new laws targeting those responsible for human trafficking offences.
The foundation is also offering to provide free presentations at schools and other places that need this critical information.